Arcadia, United States, Jan 14, 2025 (AFP) - 'LA is showing up': donation centers inundated with volunteers

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2025-01-14
In a city often maligned for its self-absorption and superficiality, residents of Los Angeles are rallying together to help wildfire victims, with shelters forced to turn away a surplus of volunteers and donations. At a converted parking lot in Arcadia, around 600 people showed up in a single day this weekend to distribute donated supplies to evacuees, organizers said. Many had been redirected from other shelters that also could not accommodate t......
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